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December 14 should rewrite immigration policy, not our civil liberties

If we want fewer bollards and fewer memorials, we must follow the lead of European nations and stop treating Australia’s civic culture as something...

yesterday 40

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Cathal Leslie

Security response to Bondi terror must be evidence-based

Claiming simple solutions or explanations for an inherently complex phenomenon ignores decades of lessons about how to effectively respond to these...

yesterday 10

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Levi West

‘Brazilian Nadal’, phoney books and other AI blunders of the year

From journalism to law to professional services, few industries have escaped our hapless misuse of this troubling technology.

previous day 9

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Pilita Clark

Howard’s Bali speech rose to moment, but Albanese can’t speak deeply on Bondi

Thinking and speaking honestly about Bondi invites too many questions about how the policy of multiculturalism has enabled a violent minority under...

monday 10

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Morgan Begg

Ley is right. Albanese must call a Bondi terror royal commission

Antisemitism is a national issue. So our federal government needs to step up to the challenge, as this is too big a topic to be left to a NSW inquiry.

monday 10

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Scott Prasser

Why I want a royal commission into Labor, teal equivalence on antisemitism

The Government’s weakness on antisemitism was aided and abetted by other leaders who have not done what was necessary to advocate for their...

monday 10

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Andrew Bragg

Snail’s pace scam reform delayed to 2028

Global criminal enterprises that scam about $2 billion a year from Australians will welcome the delayed introduction of a scam intelligence network.

21.12.2025 3

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Tony Boyd

Bid for Humm plagued by disclosure, governance and personnel issues

The situation is messy as three of the target’s directors fight to keep their jobs, and Credit Corp assesses a possible break-up of the lender.

20.12.2025 2

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Joyce Moullakis

Australia has traded its soul for the politics of envy

The Bondi tragedy is more than just a religious conflict – it is an evil wrought by envy with the exceptions and the urge to handicap success.

20.12.2025 4

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Christopher Joye

Albanese has failed to find the right words after Bondi terror attack

This is the time to be dispensing with the safe political script and meeting the moment with courage and conviction. The PM’s considered language...

20.12.2025 1

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Lidija Ivanovski

Task now is upholding Australia’s liberal way of life

Celebrating the ethnic diversity that is part and parcel of multicultural Australia must not extend to tolerating intolerant behaviour.

19.12.2025 1

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The Afr View

Australia needs a collective pause after the Bondi shooting

Jewish traditions shouldn’t govern Australian public life. But there’s wisdom in the idea that some losses deserve more than a news cycle before we...

19.12.2025 2

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Jonathan Schleifer